In my mid-forties, I'm about to fulfill a lifelong ambition of publishing a book with a major publisher. That's coming a bit later for me than it does for some professional writers – so I wrote a deep dive into my gradual, experimental approach to building a career.

The message feels particularly important as AI looms over the future, and with cheating and shortcuts increasingly accepted. 

My message is the opposite: doing the long, slow work is the only way to truly thrive.

In my mid-forties, I'm about to fulfill a lifelong ambition of publishing a book with a major publisher. That's coming a bit later for me than it does for some professional writers – so I wrote a deep dive into my gradual, experimental approach to building a career.

The message feels particularly important as AI looms over the future, and with cheating and shortcuts increasingly accepted. 

My message is the opposite: doing the long, slow work is the only way to truly thrive.

https://davidzmorris.substack.com/p/the-long-road-imagining-a-slow-career

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